2010 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo

Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2010 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
€1,700,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Entries
848
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Not So Sweet For Chouity

Nicolas Chouity raised to 180,000 preflop and Aleh Plauski made the call in the small blind.

The flop was {J-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} {9-Hearts} and Plauski checked, then called a bet of 275,000 from Chouity. The turn was the {10-Hearts} and Plauski checked again, Chouity asked for a count before checking behind.

Both then also checked the {6-Spades} river and Chouity showed a missed {A-?} {Q-?}, Plauski took the pot with {K-?} {J-?}.

Tags: Aleh PlauskiNicolas Chouity

Klinger Receives Boost

Despite being a short stack, Josef Klinger raised to 185,000 and [Removed:146] made the call behind him. Andrew Chen looked like he might make a squeeze play but then decided not to get involved.

Klinger fired out 250,000 on the {8-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} flop and Guerfi called. The turn was the {9-Spades} and Klinger moved all-in. Guerfi quickly folded.

Tags: Andrew ChenJosef Klinger

First Flop

Aleh Plauski raised to 190,000 and Nicolas Chouity made the call from the big blind.

The flop was {10-Hearts} {7-Spades} {5-Spades} and Chouity checked, Plauski then thought for a couple of minutes before firing 325,000. Chouity looked disappointed but folded

Tags: Aleh PlauskiNicolas Chouity

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 5,000

So Soon

Players have arrived and are currently having their photo taken for posterity. We estimate that this final table will get going in around 10 minutes.

Andrew Chen, 22, Ontario, Canada – 3,670,000

PokerStars qualifier Chen is a well-known Canadian online pro who seems almost certain to win a major live title soon. He has come close many times. After making the final of the PokerStars LAPT Event in San Jose, Costa Rica in 2008, he then final tabled EPT Prague the next month and came third for €257,000. Last summer he was runner-up in a $1,500 WSOP side event for $412,632. This EPT season he has cashed at the EPT London main event and a side event as well as well as a deep run at the PokerStars.net NAPT Venetian tournament in February.

Tags: Andrew Chen

Seat 6: [Removed:146], 34, Paris, France - 3,670,000

[Removed:146] is an unfamiliar name on the EPT circuit but no stranger to tournament poker. The 34 year old Parisian has numerous live cashes, his biggest to date being seventh place in the 2009 Grand Prix de Paris for €52,440. His favourite game is Omaha, but he's proving here in Monte Carlo that he's got some skills in No Limit Hold'em too.